Lori welcomes comedian / actress Natasha Leggero and award-winning chef Ludo Lefebvre, as the two have teamed up to find the “Rat in The Kitchen” on TBS.
Video Content: Natasha Leggero and Ludo Lefebvre (2022)
SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales interviews comedian Natasha Leggero and celebrity chef Ludo Lefebvre about their careers, favorite foods, and being the hosts of the TBS cooking/mystery series, “Rat in the Kitchen.”
Please note: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. The sound has been removed from promotional clips.
Mini-Biographies:
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Natasha Leggero is comedian, actress, and writer. In 2005, she was the host of the MTV reality series” The 70s House” and later a regular roundtable panelist on E!’s “Chelsea Lately.” In 2015, Leggero created (along with Riki Lindhome) and starred in the Comedy Central comedy “Another Period.” She was also in NBC’s “Free Agents,” Showtime’s “Dice,” and CBS’ “Broke,” as well as and Haley, the sex freak in the Yahoo/E! series “Burning Love.” As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in a number of adult animated sitcoms, including voicing Callie Maggotbone in “Ugly Americans,” Ethel in “Brickleberry,” and Shannon in” Hoops.” Leggero hosts with her husband and fellow comedian Moshe Kasher “The Endless Honeymoon Podcast.”
Born in Auxerre, Burgundy and grew up in a small village called Charbuy, Ludo Lefebvre is a French chef, restaurateur, and author. He came to Los Angeles after 12 years training with some of the great chefs, including Marc Meneau, Alain Passard, Pierre Gagnaire and Guy Martin. He helmed the kitchens of Mobil 5-star restaurants L’Orangerie and Bastide, as well as the multi-city “pop-up” restaurant tour, LudoBites. In 2019, the chef earned his first Michelin star at Trois Mec in Los Angeles. Lefebvre is the owner and executive chef of two Petit Trois restaurants in Los Angeles, LudoBird at Crypto.com Arena, and Chez Maggy at the Thomspson Hotel in Denver. He has authored two cookbooks: “CRAVE, a Feast of the Five Senses” and “LudoBites: Recipes and Stories from the Pop-Up Restaurants of Ludo Lefebvre.” On TV, he has starred in “The Taste,” “Ludo Bites America,” and season 5 of “Mind of Chef.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: March 28, 2022
Host / Producer: Lori Rosales
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: TBS • Thinkfactory Media • Possessed